{"id":"80031371-663b-4423-9e9f-b430490ca633","task":"Initiate and poll a background check via the Accurate Background API","domain":"recruiting","steps":["Sign up for a free Accurate Developer Portal account (self-serve, no sales call required) to get sandbox HTTP Basic Auth credentials (Client ID/Client Secret)","Create a Candidate resource first to obtain a candidateId, then create an Order resource via POST https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3/order with candidateId, packageType, jobLocation, and workflow set to EXPRESS (you collect FCRA consent/notices yourself) or INTERACTIVE (Accurate emails the candidate to collect info/consent)","Store the returned order ID, then check status any time via GET https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3/order/{orderId}, reading orderStatus (e.g. PENDING/COMPLETE) and orderResult","Alternatively configure a webhook (URL endpoint or AWS SQS/SNS) in the developer portal to receive push notifications shaped like {id, created, eventType: ORDER_STATUS_CHANGE, eventInfo: {orderId, orderStatus, orderResult, percentageComplete}}","Once status is COMPLETE, follow up with the retrieve-consumer-report documentation's GET call using the order ID to pull the full HTML report — the webhook payload itself does not include report content","Complete Accurate's 'Go Live' review process to exchange sandbox credentials for production ones before running real candidate orders"],"gotchas":["Webhook payloads only carry status/result/percentage-complete, not the actual report — a separate GET order call is required to retrieve full report contents","Choosing EXPRESS vs INTERACTIVE workflow determines who is responsible for presenting FCRA notices and collecting candidate consent — picking the wrong one for your compliance setup is a common integration mistake","SQS-based webhook delivery is currently limited to specific AWS regions (us-west-1, us-west-2, us-east-1), so URL-based webhooks may be simpler unless you specifically need SQS"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-08T14:29:42.075Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/80031371-663b-4423-9e9f-b430490ca633"}